Disposable excreta management device
The disposable excreta management device has a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, a wearer facing surface and an opposing surface. The disposable excreta management device comprises a flexible bag to contain excreta and an adhesive flange to attach the device to the body of a wearer. The flexible bag has an opening surrounded by the adhesive flange. The adhesive flange has an outer periphery and an inner periphery. The adhesive flange comprises an adhesive layer and a substrate. The substrate has at least one base-slit extending from the outer periphery to the inner periphery along the longitudinal centerline. Alternatively, the adhesive layer may have a surface-slit extending from the outer periphery to the inner periphery along the longitudinal centerline and the surface-slit is positioned between an anus and a urethra when the device is worn.
1. A disposable excreta management device having a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, a wearer facing surface and an opposing surface,
the disposable excreta management device comprising a flexible bag to contain excreta and an adhesive flange to attach the device to the body of a wearer,
the flexible bag having an opening surrounded by the adhesive flange,
the adhesive flange having an outer periphery and an inner periphery, the adhesive flange comprising an adhesive layer and a substrate,
wherein the adhesive layer has a surface-slit extending from the outer periphery to the inner periphery along the longitudinal centerline, and the surface-slit is positioned between an anus and a urethra when the device is worn wherein the surface-slit is filled with filler.
2. A disposable excreta management device of claim 1 wherein the filler is foams, sponges, cotton, tissue, airfelt, or mixtures thereof.
3. The disposable excreta management device of claim 1 further comprising an assistant tab disposed on the opposing surface of the disposable excreta management device.
4. The disposable excreta management device of claim 1 wherein the flexible bag further comprises absorbent material disposed within the flexible bag.
5. The disposable excreta management device of claim 1 wherein the adhesive flange has a length of between about 40 mm to about 120 mm.
6. The disposable excreta management device of claim 1 wherein the adhesive flange has an overall width of between about 60 mm to about 200 mm.
7. The disposable excreta management device of claim 1 wherein the adhesive flange has a flange width of between about 6 mm to about 30 mm.